Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-22
HOME AND ABROAD.
BERLIN GOES AGAINST THE GER
MAN GOVERNMENT.
Candidates for Railroad Commits
sioner-Cabinet Gossip-More
War Rumors-Etc.
lsrscIAt DISPATCHES TO THE RECORD usros.l
Copgres .ional.

Congress .ional.
WASHINGTON February 21st-The Sem
ate took up the bill TO incorporate the Ship
Canal Company of Nicaragua. Vest offered
an amendment, that the Act shall have no
force or effect until concession shall have
been secured from the Government of Mic
aragua, and shall have been submitted to
and approved by Congress. Rejected. The
bill was then passed-ayes SO, noes 5.
Riddleberger moved that in honor of the
memory of George Washington the Senate
adjourn over tomorrow. Ayes IS, noes ~.
The Senate took up the District of Column
bia appropriation bill, and then went into
secret session and soon adjourned.
THE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, February 21st.-Randall
presented memorial of the Rhode Island
Radical Peace Society against expenditures
for vessels and forIifcations, and asking
for wise craftsmanship which will submit
grave questions of dispute between nations
to arbitrament Of reason 3nd international
law. Referred.
Henderson of North Carolina, from the
Committee on Elections, submitted the re-
port of the Indiana contested election case,
Kidd against Steele, and it was laid oTer
until Thursday. The report, which is
unanimous, confirms the right of the con-
testee (Steele) to the seat.
Cobb of Indiana then called up the con-
ference report, which reported disagree
melit on the bill repeating the presumption,
timber culture and desert land laws
Stone of Missouri said that the rapid
| augmentation of the population Of the
country, the rapid decrease in the area of
| public lands, and the growing demand for
homes had led the committee to report a
| measure 70 the House providing for the
repeal of the pre-emption, timber culture
and desert land laws. Under the pres
| ent law single person could enter 160
acres, under the homestead law 160 acres,
under the pre- emption law 160 acres, under
| the timber culture law 160 acres, and $40
acres under the desert land law-making
a total of 1,120 acres. The committee had
| considered it wiser and more humane that
| lands should be distributed in smaller
| quantities TO greater number of people.
| Outrageous and scandalous abuses had
| grown up under the existing laws, which
| had been taken advantage of by eormo-
rants and land sharks, in order to secure
millions of acres of public land. These
| abuses the committee had sought to cor
| rect.
Cabinet Gossip.
| WASHINGTON. February 2lst.-Speake er
| Car isle has been rendered the Secretary
| ship of the Treasury. He has not decided
whether TO accept or refuse the honor, but
| the impression prevails that he will de-
cline. The President is very reticent about
| the matter, and no one has any definite in
| formation about his intention, or even his
| desires. Many people believe that he will
| realize the impossibility of his finding a
| New York or Western politician who will
be entirely satisfactory to the whole
| Democratic party, and will select Fair
4 child, as the easiest way out of the
| difficulty. While such an appointment
would carry comparatively little political
| weight, it would cause no dissatisfaction
| and would be recognized as merited re-
ward for ability and good service. Fair.
child is in accord with the financial policy
of the Administration, and would follow
the path outlined by Secretary Manning.
The name of Smith Wood of New York
continues TO be prominently mentioned fol
the vacancy soon to be made in the Cabi
net, but all predictions in the matter JUS
now are based on conjectures.
/ j. Marion Brooss Feels Confident.
| WASHINGTON, February 21st-J Marion
| Brooks has put in good days work hert
to-day. This morning he called on Attor
ney- General Garland, who gave him 6
warm welcome. Afterward he had inter-
! views with Senators Coke and Edmunds
of the Judiciary Committee, before which
Brooks nomination is pending, and Sena
tors Williams and Stanford. Tomorrow
he will have an interview with the Presi
dent. Brooks feels confident Of being con-
| firmed. Edmunds assured him to-day thai
no chorges against him were pending be
fore the committee that required him tc
answer, and he will not go before the com
mittee unless further and more serious
charges are preferred against him.